About Peng1 (Michael Maag)

Michael Maag, known in the digital art world as Peng1, is a multidisciplinary artist, technologist, and creative disruptor whose work lives at the crossroads of code, chaos, and consciousness.

With a background that spans project management, blockchain development, and fine art, Peng1's practice is rooted in exploring the boundaries between human and machine. His projects often challenge the systems we rely on, be it through generative art, AI collaborations, or fully on-chain experiences that blur the lines between logic and expression.

From physical neo-expressionist canvases to meticulously crafted on-chain generative art collections like 1NF3KT3D, Peng1 has exhibited globally and minted works that merge aesthetic intensity with digital innovation. His creative journey includes roles with Axeom Tech, Bionic Labs, The Creative Scene, and even government tech projects with USPS, all of which inform his unique ability to bridge functionality with futurism.

Currently, Peng1 is building interactive, autonomous systems that translate smart contract data into art, develop AI models that live on-chain, and design immersive experiences that question how we define creativity in a post-work, post-truth, post-everything world.

Whether through glitchy, compressed masterpieces or cosmic narrative frameworks, Peng1 invites audiences into a world where disruption becomes beauty, and code becomes canvas.